Elene Khoshtaria, leader of the opposition Droa party, has been released from the Dighomi pre-detention facility.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said that Elene Khoshtaria was detained during the March 28 public protest at the parliament on a charge of administrative law violation under Articles 166 and 173 for disobedience to the police and petty hooliganism.

Elene Khoshtaria, leader of the Droa party claims that in Dighomi detention cell, the police used a Russian degrading her dignity method and physically abused her.

The MIA clarified that Elene Khoshtaria violated the acting regulations, namely, she refused to undergo necessary procedures and behaved aggressively. Due to security norms, necessary procedures were conducted before putting her in the detention cell. The MIA also said she was found with presumably an illegal substance during a body search that will undergo expertise.